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By Our Staff Reporter
IMPHAL, Oct 27 : Luwangpokpa Polo Club (PC)-A, Luwangsangbam and Chingkheihunba PC, Kongpal are into the quarterfinals of the ongoing 39th N Hazari and Dr N Tombi State Polo Tournament organised by the Manipur Horse Riding and Polo Association.
In the fifth pre-quarterfinal match of the tournament, Luwangpokpa PC-a outlasted ESC Polo Club, Nongmeibung 7-3 riding on a treble from Th Nongpoknganba today to seal their quarterfinal ticket.
M Chaoba and Nongpoknganba scored a goal apiece to hand Luwangpokpa PC-A a 2-0 first chukker lead before Chaoba hit his second, Nongpoknganba scored twice to complete his treble and L Rohit added one to further extend the lead to 6-1 after two chukkers.
L Thomson had his first goal in the second chukker and scored another in the third chukker to make it 2-6 as Luwangpokpa PC-A drew nil.
K Jogendra rounded off the scoring for the winning side in the opening minute of the final chukker before ESC PC’s A Lamyanba scored one more goal to make the final scoreline read 3-7.
Later in the second match and 6th pre-quarterfinal encounter, Chingkheihunba PC demolished Lamyanba Pakhang PC 17-3 as Th Kaoba, Th Manisana and Leishemba Takhellambam contributed 14 goals to set up the big win. With the win, Chingkheihunba PC set up a quarterfinal date with Luwangpokpa PC-A.
Chingkheihunba PC got off to a rousing start with Kaoba scoring four of his six goals and O Rozer and T Leishemba adding a goal apiece to earn a 6-0 first chukker lead.
Their rivals based at Konung Mamang drew nil yet again in the second chukker that saw Kaoba and Leishemba finding a goal apiece to further extend the lead to 8-0 at halfway mark.
The third chukker saw 9 goals from both the teams with Chingkheihunba PC hammering home 7 goals thanks to Manisana (3 goals), Leishemba (2 goals), L Kokeshor (1 goal) and M Bupendrajit (1 goal). For Lamyanba Pakhang PC, Th Amtish and Th Pamheiba were among the goals.
The final chukker saw K Romeo scoring one more goal for the losing side as Kaoba and Manisana scored a goal apiece to seal the commanding 17-3 win.